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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Grey wash drawing of elegantly dressed people playing board games in a room, with a servant and a garden terrace behind, in a

An Elegant Company Playing Board Games

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1756

Pen and wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures playing billiards in an interior, framed by a rococo scrolled border.

Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Billiards

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1756

Pastel portrait of a seated man in a black hat and coat, arms folded over a red chair, with an easel behind him.

Claude Dupouch

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1739

Baroque church interior drawing with a columned canopy over an altar and kneeling worshippers in the foreground.

Worshippers at the Tomb of Saint Peter

Matthäus Günther, 1740

Grey wash drawing of a drover on a cart with calves, pulled by two horses along a hillside road under a cloudy sky.

Drover with Calves in a Country Cart

Thomas Gainsborough, 1755

Grey wash drawing of a wooded upland with an arched bridge, two walkers on a path, and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Upland Landscape with a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, 1780

Graphite sketch of two men with greyhounds in a wooded field, with a church spire on the distant horizon.

Woods Near a Village with Rabbit Catchers and Their Greyhounds

Thomas Gainsborough, 1750

Charcoal and chalk drawing of cattle and a standing figure near a cottage and trees on rising ground.

Landscape with Cattle by a Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770

Pencil landscape drawing of a stone arch bridge over a river, a church tower behind it, and a large tree on the right.

River Landscape with a Bridge and a Church

Thomas Gainsborough, 1781

Hand-colored oval portrait of a smiling woman with blue eyes, pink roses and a sheer white headscarf, with a caption below.

Marie-Louise, Empress of the French

Antoine Maxime Monsaldy, 1814

Engraved oval portrait of a milkmaid in a bonnet holding a horse's bridle and a pail, with a crest below.

The milkmaid

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur, 1783

Engraving of a European officer pointing at feathered figures in a thatched hut as armed men look on.

The discovery of the new world

Hand-colored engraving of a man in bed scratching at fleas beside a red curtain and pewter pot.

The Man with Fleas

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1756

Hand-colored engraving of a man struggling with a red cloth near two oxen, with classical ruins and a tree behind.

Man and the Snake

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1759

Hand-colored engraving of a seated king with a kite on his head, a hunter reaching for it, and soldiers watching.

The King, the Kite, and the Hunter

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1759

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat holding a palette, labeled J. Restout.

Jean Restout

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur

Engraving of a crowned armored king above a fallen warrior, with winged putti holding a laurel branch and crown.

Reign, he says, triumph, and be in all my son

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur

Engraving of a bearded seer pointing at a crowned king in a columned hall, with courtiers and rising incense smoke.

Tremble, unhappy King, your reign is past

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur

Engraved interior of a drawing academy with students sketching beside a lit classical statue under a hanging lamp.

The Drawing Academy in Amsterdam

Reinier Vinkeles, 1768

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with angels, and two saints with a putto below.

The Madonna and Child in Glory with Saints Gregory the Great and Andrew

Antonio Balestra, 1734

Brown ink and wash drawing of two armored men looking up at a woman pointing to cupids and a flying winged figure.

Venus as a Huntress Appearing to Aeneas and Achates

Antonio Balestra, 1713

Grey wash drawing of an enthroned emperor surrounded by allegorical figures and putti above a rococo framework.

The Arts and Powers Pay Homage to Emperor Charles VI

Johann Evangelist Holzer, 1732

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig, armor and ermine mantle, framed by drapery and a laurel cartouche.

King George II

Pieter van Gunst

Red-toned oval mezzotint portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and lace collar, framed by a Latin inscription.

Adriaen van Ostade

Jacob Gole, 1700

Engraving of a bronze bull over a fire before a seated ruler, with robed figures and a classical arcade behind.

The Brazen Bull of Phalarus

Pierre Woeiriot

Engraving of a crowned king on a throne gesturing toward a fire of bundled sticks, watched by armored guards and a crowd.

Heraclius Sentencing the Tyrant Phocas

Pierre Woeiriot

Engraving of a woman holding two children as she moves through fire and smoke beside classical buildings and columns.

The Wife of Hasdrubal Throws Herself on the Fire

Pierre Woeiriot

Engraved oval portrait bust of a bearded man in ornate armour on a decorated pedestal with a coat of arms.

Francoys de Scepeaulx

Pierre Woeiriot, 1564

Pencil sketch of rooftops, domes and ruined walls in a townscape, with a tree at left and small figures at right.

Houses on the North Side of the Forum with the Basilica of Maxentius Beyond

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746

Pencil sketch of rooftops, a tower and a tree beside water with reflections.

The Forno inside the Walls of the Vatican

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744